Truck bed cover

Abstract

A cover for a truck bed is disclosed herein having a base secured to the edge of the truck bed which includes a pair of side bars connected at their ends by front and rear bars. A flexible sheet of cover material is detachably connected to the respective bars by fasteners cooperatively aligned and placed about the peripheral edge marginal region of the cover and the respective bars. The base is releasably carried on the truck bed by clamps, latches or the like.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. In a removable cover for a truck bed having a bed rail, the combination comprising: a base disposed on said truck bed on said bed rail;   clamping means releasably coupling said base to the truck bed;   a cover sheet disposed over said base;   fastener means detachably connecting said cover sheet to said base;   said base is a frame having parallel side bars joined by a front and a rear bar at the opposite ends of said side bars;   guide means downwardly depending from said side bars;   said clamping means includes a block cooperative with a base member to clamp against said truck bed rail; and   selected ones of said fastener means are on top of said base and the others are disposed on the side of said base.